NU Northwestern
Price measures results against expectations. It opened the season at 106.45. What the numbers mean
Northwestern has a CFB Market price of 130.09 after Week 9 of 2026, No. 19 of 138 FBS teams. Closing at its season high. Biggest move: +8.8% in week 5.
Next game Sat, Nov 7 · 7:30 PM ET · Fox · vs Iowa No. 16, 132.79. Matchup preview
OPEN (PRESEASON)
106.45
HIGH
130.09
LOW
104.32
WEEK 9
+0.1%
CONFERENCE (Big Ten)
+1.0%
Season range
Top 20 rangesLow to high this season
LOW104.32OPEN106.45NOW130.09HIGH130.09
Range 25.8 pts. The bar runs from the preseason open to now: green = up since preseason.
Spending vs Price
See the budget linePrice vs. budget
VALUE+20.9 pts#20 of 131
Trades 20.9 points above what a $37.9M football budget usually buys (109.2).
Game log
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Close | Wk % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | vs South Dakota State FCS | W 34-18 | 104.32 | -2.0% |
| W2 | Bye week · no move | 104.32 | +0.0% | |
| W3 | vs Colorado | W 41-7 | 109.78 | +5.2% |
| W4 | at Indiana | L 23-29 | 115.05 | +4.8% |
| W5 | vs Penn State UPSET WIN | W 34-13 | 125.11 | +8.8% |
| W6 | vs Ball State | W 45-14 | 125.29 | +0.1% |
| W7 | at Michigan State | W 24-21 | 124.86 | -0.3% |
| W8 | vs Rutgers | W 42-14 | 129.94 | +4.1% |
| W9 | at Oregon | L 26-34 | 130.09 | +0.1% |
Weekly % is the price change for the whole week (two games in a week combine). MISSED GUIDANCE = lost as the favorite.